Silver

Old Swedish Dictionary - silver

Meaning of Old Swedish word "silver" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

silver
silfver. han loth byggia eeth SToort toorn aff sölfwir oc gul oc dyrom STenom ST 135. - arbetadt silver, smycken af silfver. Bu 18. Gr 259. ST 136. Su 225. - myntadt silfver, penningar. Bu 184. ST 408. - Jfr silf.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • siluar Bu 184.
  • selver ib 18. seluar ib 184. selffwer BSH 5: 34 (1505). sylver L. sölfwer SO 167.
  • sölfwir ST 408. söfwir (för sölfwir) ib 135 (jfr 548). med art. silffrith BSH 5: 80 (1506).
  • sölfrith ST 136 ),

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᛚᚠᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Works and authors cited:

Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
Gr
Legenden om Gregorius af Armenien. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1860.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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